Plum dyeing, whitening, falling chestnut, thin persimmon, Yanyan, hesitation, twilight, silk color, crow green, rouge, wakacao, 缟, 缃color, bamboo green, Su Fang, ethereal, Tianshui blue, moon white, distant mountains such as dai, green plum boiled wine, spring waves under the bridge...
The names of these colors are not very beautiful to look at.
Do you know the nicknames of traditional Chinese colors?
The ancients, with their superior wisdom, to:"Red, yellow, blue, white, black"These five colors paint a complete picture of the world that belongs to the Chinese. These five colors, like the bright stars between heaven and earth, encompass all things in the world, and each color contains profound philosophy.
There are five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black. In ancient times, these five were the positive colors, and the others were the intermediate colors. "Rites and Rites": "Five colors, six chapters, twelve clothes, and they are also qualitative." Kong Yingda Shu: "Five colors, called green, red, yellow, white, black, according to the five directions." It also refers to a variety of colors. "Xunzi Persuasion": "The five colors of the eye." ”
Traditional Chinese colors are the poetic brushstrokes of the ancients to depict the brilliant colors of nature and daily life. At dawn, the sky high in the sky is called "the east is white", like the beginning of a psalm, quiet and full of hope;
And when the pink glow is sprinkled on the wide sea, it is the gentle and dreamlike "Haitianxia", which seems to be the most beautiful love letter between heaven and earth. When the woman is slightly drunk and her face is flushed, it is the intoxicating "Zhu Yanxuan", like a peach blossom blooming in the spring breeze.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, the distant mountains are shrouded in a faint purple, like a dreamlike "twilight mountain purple", like a distant landscape painting.
From:In the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" by Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty, there is such a description: "The time is in September, the preface belongs to the three autumns, the water is exhausted and the cold pool is clear, the smoke is condensed and the twilight is purple." ”
Twilight purple, a light dream-like color, like a mist in the afterglow of the sunset, gently shrouded in the outline of the distant mountains, it is a near-blue lilac, which not only highlights the grandeur of nature, but also exudes a gentle affinity.
In ancient China, purple was a precious color, which was carefully extracted from the roots of comfrey. However, comfrey is very easy to fade, and the dyeing process is extremely complicated, so it is relatively expensive.
Because of this, purple has become the exclusive color of the royal magnates, and the huge Forbidden City is home to many exquisite purple cultural relics, each of which can be called an artistic treasure. These cultural relics bear witness to the superb skills and infinite wisdom of ancient craftsmen, and also show the world the unique status and value of purple in ancient China.
It should be clear that the ancient Chinese color system is like a delicate painting, showing not only the solemn and elegant positive colors, but also the soft and delicate intermediate colors. The white, cyan, black, red and yellow colors of the positive color family each contain a deep historical heritage and cultural charm. The intercolor, on the other hand, is a mixture of positive colors, including cyan, red, ethereal, purple and yellow, which were seen as ordinary on the ancient stage, but they are also unique. 
Time flows to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties period, and the birth of the fifth-class official uniform system is like a dawn shining in the long river of color. Under the guidance of this system, purple has become one of the noble colors. Taking the Tang Dynasty as an example, the ** above the third grade wore purple official uniforms, the fourth grade wore dark scarlet, the fifth grade was light crimson, the sixth grade was dark green, the seventh grade was light green, the eighth grade was dark blue, and the ninth grade was light green. Due to the extremely difficult extraction method, purple rose to prominence in ancient China and became a symbol of honor. Among the glazed porcelain in the Palace Museum, there is a treasure called "rose purple glaze", which is a kind of kiln glaze created by Jun kiln. Its glaze is colorful and colorful, mottled and magnificent, red and purple and sky blue blend, like a flowing glow reflecting the sky. Every time you appreciate this glaze, you feel the unique charm and profound historical heritage of ancient Chinese colors. 
Blue and red colors. The ancients used purple as the color of auspiciousness. It refers to things related to emperors and imperial palaces.
Purple sauce: cloudy purple.
Sauce purple: A reddish color in purple.
Rosewood: The color of sandalwood, also known as sandalwood.
Cyanosis: A dark purple with low purity.
Begonia: Black-red.
Blue lotus: bluish purple.
Ultramarine: Dark blue.
Snow blue: light blue-purple.
Lilac color: The color of lilac, light purple, very delicate and elegant color.
Lotus: Light gray with a reddish tinge.
Lotus color: light purple and slightly reddish color, the traditional Chinese color comes from the color of heaven and earth, whether it is mountains, rivers, earth, grass, trees, insects, fish, all beautiful things rich in color, can become the source of inspiration for color.
These elegant names are the unique aesthetic expression of the Chinese, and each name is like a pearl falling on a plate, which makes people have endless memories. They not only give poetry to the colors, but also make people feel the profound heritage and endless charm of traditional Chinese culture in appreciation.